In cold weather he wears a wetsuit, and he always carries all his stuff (including HIS LAPTOP!) in a special Swiss dry bag that doubles as a flotation device (như phao bơi), a thingy popular in Basel with the scores of recreational Rhine swimmers, who use it to stow what I can only assume are their multiple $5000 watches and hordes of exceptional chocolate.

Police in Ragusa province, in the south of the Mediterranean island, said the fire department became suspicious (nghi ngờ) when it emerged that the auxiliary (phụ tá, bổ trợ) brigade had responded to 120 incidents (vụ việc) compared with just 40 tackled (được giải quyết bởi) by other volunteer teams over the same period.

The brigade (đội chữa cháy) commander, a refrigeration technician identified as DDV, was deemed dangerous enough to be held under house arrest (quản thúc tại gia), the Ansa news agency reported, because he was suspected off continuing to start fires after others had stopped.

Most of the remaining team members, whose private phone calls were recorded as part of the investigation, have since admitted calling the 115 emergency number or getting friends or relatives to do so.